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Commonwealth v. Dejesus
Abolished separate standing requirement and ruled a defendant need only show a reasonable expectation of privacy in a place searched to contest search and seizure
What Does Pennsylvania’s Amendment Barring Race Discrimination Actually Do?
Federal constraints leave a narrow — but important — role for a 2021 state constitutional amendment addressing racial equality.
Thom v. Barnett (In re Election Contest Dakota Constitution to Legalize)
In challenge to initiated constitutional amendment to legalize marijuana, ruled proposed amendment violated constitution’s single subject and separate vote requirements
State v. Arnett
Ruled that the criminal restitution scheme violates the right to a jury trial under the state constitution
In re Goldston
Ruled family court judge’s presence at party’s home to look for marital property was an improper search under prohibition against judicial officers exercising the executive search power
State ex rel. Suwalski v. Peeler
Ruled that application for relief from federal firearms disability after conviction for domestic violence implicated crime victim’s rights under the constitution
State v. Peterson
Dissent wrote that statute criminalizing sale of heroin violated equal protection clause because the same conduct is criminalized under another controlled substance statute which carries a different penalty
State v. Brown
Ruled statute authorizing judge, not jury, to make criminal history findings for sentencing did not violate right to a jury trial; statute allowing judge to set restitution implicated the right but was severable
How Dismissed Claims in Georgia Trump Case Could Be Resurrected
The conduct described in the indictment implicates several state constitutional provisions.
Anthony Michael Kreis
Anthony Michael Kreis is an assistant professor at Georgia State University College of Law.